Epoch Times Staff

DALLAS,Texas—Deputy consul general of Mexico, Mr. Alberto Bernal, was in Dallas February 2 to see the Divine Performing Arts 2009 World Tour opening performance at the Eisemann Center, Richardson.

It was the first time Mr Bernal had seen a performance by Divine Performing Arts and he was impressed.
 
"Absolutely amazing. It’s lovely. The performance, the music, the costumes, everything is wonderful," Mr. Bernal enthused.
 
Though it is in classical Chinese dance that the artists have their foundational training, the company's performances include Chinese ethnic and folk dance, a unique vision of Chinese traditional culture that is both faithful and innovative. The resulting productions are something audiences of any background can readily appreciate and find refreshing.

"It's colorful performances are the deepest flavor of China, we can find," Mr Bernal said, believing distance had contributed to Westerners being left in the dark and separate from matters pertaining to China.

"Because we’re far from there, sometimes we’re not really with knowledge about that, but this performance is bringing us this colorful, warm sample of the culture and spirit of China. It's something that’s taken to our hearts, absolutely. It’s wonderful."

'There’s a lot of music and dance to my culture, and now I know.' (The Epoch Times)

It was also the first time Tiffany Chan had seen the DPA and she was similarly impressed although for different reasons.

Tiffany, a financial planner, is of Chinese heritage.

“It was very neat to learn about my culture,” she said. “Basically I grew up here in the United States and I’ve never seen anything like this, so this is very inspiriting, very cool to see."

The show, she said, had given her new perspectives and a greater appreciation of Chinese culture.

“I learned a lot, there’s a lot of music and dance to my culture, and now I know."

Even the traditional tales that are told through the show were new and learning about them was something she particularly enjoyed.

 “Yes, a lot of stories I’ve never even heard of, and today I learned about them, so that was really neat."

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